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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Emzy, if you are a patient at Pals Centre, there is a very good chance that you won't get to see a Doctor tomorrow.......!

A first aid measure...not instead of the Doctor, but until you CAN see someone.
Give yourself some steam inhalations....you need to do this every two hours.
A plastic/or pyrex kitchen jug is ideal for this......put an inch of boiling water in the bottom of the jug......put your mouth and nose over the opening of the jug(your nose fits into the little v shaped pourer) and breathe in the steam through your nose and mouth, until there is no steam left.
It works even better if you have some menthol crystals in it, but just steam alone will work.
It will make you cough, but the liquid in the steam will loosen the thick mucus and make it easier to cough up.....it will also loosen the thick secretions in your nose and sinuses....and this in turn may ease your earache.

if you have some lemon and honey drinks too they will help(it needs to be real lemon juice though....this seems to cut through the thick secretions too).

I hope this helps until you can get to see someone......and I hope you feel better soon.

pals is pretty good, me and ty always get in on the same day.